Thursday, May 11, 2006

More DOMA Pictures

81 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Zac Crain for mayor? What a joke! Just what Dallas needs, another useless writer from the observer in office. Hey Zac, if you are going to run for mayor, why don't you try to speak up when the mic is in your hands, instead of sounding like you're scared.

Wow, and that Larz guy from Undoing looks like a really bad wanna be Ziggy Stardust... All in all, that award ceremony was just a load of shit. And Zac Crain can just crawl back to the land of bad writing for the Dallas Observer and give up the quest for Mayor. What a joke.

the singer tells the observer that their not a friendly band..anytime you have to TELL someone that, you are totally reaching for the.. i am a rock star,i have anger and i am untouchable status.it just makes them look so lame.

Man, I'm glad you approve of one of the winners of the doma. They're so much different from everyone else in dallas. playing buzz oven. playing with fair to midland. they are one step removed from any cheesy deep ellum band, they just claim better influences and are on a good label. did you read the pitchfork write-up about them today? scariest band in america or whatever? I do find heavy handed lyrics and cheap local looking artwork "scary" but not in the way you'd expect. the scariest thing congleton is doing is recording the new polyphonic spree album. I guess he likes paychecks more than respect but judging by how most dallas bands conduct themselves, that's no surprise. I guess he figured, "albini recorded bush and veruca salt, maybe I should record the shittiest band of my generation." good job. and the denton rock city people hate this website because it's not a bunch of their drinking buddies slapping them on the back and congratulating every thing they fucking do. typical drc banter:

"dude, today I bought some falafel and shit."

"awesome, man I love that shit. last time I did that I got really wasted and I wrote a metal/country song. wanna start a band?"

"yeah, just come next door. I can see you typing from here."

one more thing:congleton announcing his unfriendliness makes me feel that much better about my limitless hate for that band. I don't think he knows what unfriendly is. Unfriendly is not being neck deep in the worst dfw has to offer, whether it be ex-One ton records people or the poly-fucking-phonic-fucking-spree.

Oh damn yeah I totally read about that in the Dallas Morning News! They had a front page article describing the innovative and Xtreme(!) style of partying of those individuals. Before I heard about them my idea of partying was drinking Bartle's and James' and listening to "This Is How We Do It" by Montel Williams over and over until I got sleepy. They straightened my ass out.

yes,yes and so so right.it's as if the whole world is under some spell.totally buying into all that crap.those denton kids are in a dream world too..no wonder they stay there.show them dallas people what hellraisers they are??what?it's true,we're anon on here, but i respect that a whole lot more than than slappingbacks and being fake.their city is falling apart and their getting desperate,i guess.

All these two-cent opinions about Congleton's paychecks and RESPECT or whether someone is "experimental" or not... how endlessly sterile. Apparently, every musician in Dallas is either a masterful Beethoven or a money-hungry replica of Creed.

I think you people like to hear yourselves argue. Why not just seek out good music and be a little more realistic?

I think it is unfortunate, the amount of silly scenester dumbness that is soon to occur. Good bands in Dallas, Good bans in Denton, Good friends in Dallas, Good friends in Denton, and because of a handful of internet posts that bored people make at work, people are about too look really stupid. Of course, the anonymous will fair slightly better, not revealing their names. Everybody is an easy target.

The intimate nature of Denton Rock City lends itself to familiarity. It's 20 people who have known each other for years. There's nothing wrong with a time-waster among friends... Until it is linked to a place like weshotjr, where faceless peeps, under the guise of constructive criticism, and out of their own boredom, can be as hateful as they want in their commentary of people they might like in the real world.

Anybody still even read the itlist? Or are the comment threads the real draw here, seeing how nasty it can get? I guess when there's 100 posts about how sucky everything and everybody is and the it list says to read a book, the answer is pretty easy to figure out.

The drc sounded especially bitter the last 2 days. I just made a joke about their familiar banter. I didn't try to start a war. Their gang mentality won't let a joke go unpunished, I guess. And I always read the Itlist.

i don't get why the drc people have bad mouthed dallas for so long on their site,but as soon as they get a little criticism about their behaviors we are the fucked up ones? it's good it was called out..about time everybody just shut the fuck up about where you live.i just wished this many people cared to show up and support each other's music

The new pAperchAse is probably pretty good. Congleton played a show in Dec. at the Sanctuary with URTU, Malise and the Chimeneas, so let him make a buck off Tim & the Spree if he wants. Apparently they only charge $10,000 a performance if they're playing benefits. Congleton has done enough solid stuff to earn a buck or two. As long as he continues to support worthwhile local music, fine.

But I agree why have an experimental category if it's filled w/ bands who are not experimental at all?

1. I like Paper Chase, and although I was rooting for Undoing, I don't see any problem with them winning. Even if you aren't crazy about them, they couldn't possibly be on the top of anyone's "things that suck about dallas" list, could they?

2. The other day, I saw someone dissing WSJR on Denton Rock City, and I went on there and jabbed back a little. It started a bunch of crap with me and some kid on there, and I just went over there and said I wasn't going to post anymore. I honestly don't know who any of those people are, and I guess I really don't care.

yeah, I'll say it again, I like anon posts for that reason. Sometimes I wish I could find out who was who, but most of the time I just like reading the comments... even the dumb ones. Because sometimes they are funny, and sometimes they are smart, informed, and well worth the read.

And I think Lars looks like a young Andy Warhol in that picture. I thought that was the most obvious... I mean, he's even got the meth head silver going on.

1 you can see how boring they sound2 still better looking than any real roller derby gurl3 oh i didnt get the memo that ironic fashion went out three years ago but now im super ironic4 stick to writing...or maybe not even5 my wife suggested this so what am i gunna do?

Turn on your heartlightLet it shine wherever you goLet it make a happy glowFor all the world to seeTurn on your heartlightIn the middle of a young boy's dreamDon't wake me up too soonGonna take a ride across the moonYou and me

One things for sure and that is Dallas can claim Space Cadet cause they suck and Denton doesn't want any of that...........a-chu god bless me for not living in Dallas, Just cause I am weak and can't take all the fashion...my heart isn't strong enough? Sorry but Im not sure what to do about it but bitch and maybe take a shit in the toilet. NFUGDTV

i think: dRc will now be doing bullshit like this just to prove some inane point about how the anonamous thing doesn't work b/c idiots can say whatever they want.

so can i though, and i think the poster of that is just a dumbass who wants to waste time(btw: why do they bitch about the comments when you don't have to click on the button that says "comments" at all? i mean, they all say "i can do w/o the comments" but apparently can't help but read them.... how is clicking on the "comments" part a forced action? is my computer just more sensible?)

The dRc people (well, most of them) wouldn't type something like that.And the ones that might would totally own it.A lot of them post here, and I would say a good handful of them know more about who the wsjr crewis than you guys do.

if the drc people post on here all the time, why the fuck do they "Kick people out of their scene" or whatever on their site. what a bunch of hypocrites and babies. especially glen. fuck that guy in the eyes. is he a hailey's employee? probably. fuck him. glen if you're reading this, I challenge you to go toe to toe with me on this site about music, since you claim you know everything already. I usually don't brag but I would do circles around your ignorant ass.

GO TEND TO YOUR ONE FINGER,YOU'LL NEED IT FOR THAT ONE CHORD YOU KNOW.

NUF SAID"""""""

i may only have one finger and limited theoretical knowledge of music but at least i've got the confidence in myself so that i have no need of bashing others AND i've also got the CAJONES to say who i am.

i think it's funny that someone like samantha would retaliate against an anonymous entity.it's like...oh snap, you told him..i mean her..i mean them?what?i also,think it's funny that this anon thing is really pissing some people off.YOU PEOPLE NEED SERIOUS HELP,YOU NEeD SOME LIGHTEN UP MEDICATION.anyway if your trying to put a anon in it's place your all too late..already happened last week.

.....i'm all for anonymity, so, apparently is this site... this site isn't about having the "balls" to say who you are... it's about being able to say what you feel like saying w/o someone getting personal w/ you or saying something like "i've never even heard of you, so your opinion doesn't matter"

....if i post anonymously, it's not b/c im scared of backlash once people find out who i am... it's b/c my name would mean NOTHING to most people on this site

if you don't know who i am then you can't write me off as a nobody or a know-nothing just b/c of my NAME (which has been done by people responding to those who choose NOT to be anonymous many times).

...i become equal to every other anonymous poster that there is...

i don't loose arguments to those who are "more knowledgeable" just b/c some fuck recognises a name

...i dont' care if you work at good records, work sound at the cavern, or live in denton w/ 5 roommates w/ 5 equaly well-grown beards.... it's all the same to me

"What's wrong with you? Are you one of those guys that solos really loud at guitar center? Why don't you go write for Buddy magazine, Mr. Chops."

those guys make me laugh. especially when they start battling. kinda reminds meof this comment board.

i don't care if you're from Dallas,Denton, or Fort Worth. if you postanon or nonanon. if your scene isbetter than our scenes. you're allmissing the point. my band needs adrummer. Then i can gladly sit backand watch you anonymously talk shitabout us.